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Answer 1

Which sentence is in the passive voice?


A.
We accidentally spilled a bottle of vanilla extract into the batter.


B.
The sound of footsteps on gravel announced his presence.


C.
The horn awakened the sleeping troops.


D.
All the papers on the table had been blown to the floor.

Answer 2

Which sentence is in the passive voice?


A.
An emergency meeting has been called for this afternoon.


B.
Listen to the birds singing in the morning.


C.
Did you post the assignments on the board?


D.
A small fire in the hearth warmed the room.

Answer 3

Which sentence is in the passive voice?


A.
Green algae covered the surface of the pond.


B.
The vegetable garden will provide food for our family.


C.
The bath towels were stacked in a neat pile.


D.
The chipmunk carried several acorns in its cheeks.

Answer 4

Which sentence is in the passive voice?


A.
The role has been performed by several actors.


B.


In the middle of the night, the mother calmed the baby by rocking him.


C.
Some penguins waddled across the glacier.


D.
The librarian is now reading a story to the children.
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Answer 5

Which sentence is in the passive voice?


A.
Thunder had scared the young child.


B.
The flowers had been planted by a group of volunteers.


C.
The snow covered the city streets.


D.
Acorns dropped from the old oak tree.

Answer 6

Is the verb in the sentence in the active voice or the passive voice?

The phone bill was paid before its due date.



A.
passive voice


B.
active voice

Answer 7

Is the verb in the sentence in the active voice or the passive voice?

Carol wrote a thank-you note to her grandmother.



A.
active voice


B.
passive voice

Answer 8

Is the verb in the sentence in the active voice or the passive voice?

The dog dug a hole in the yard to bury its bone.



A.
passive voice


B.
active voice
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Answer 9

Is the verb in the sentence in the active voice or the passive voice?

That test is taken by many high school seniors.



A.
passive voice


B.
active voice

Answer 10

Is the verb in the sentence in the active voice or the passive voice?

The enthusiastic fans cheered near the finish line.



A.
passive voice


B.
active voice

Answer 11

I think the answers are
b or d
a
b
b
b
a
a
b
a
That's what I THINK they are.

Answer 12

passive voice
Web definitions
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb; "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive"
http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=passive voice

Answer 13

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